LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

habilitās

habilitās f (genitive habilitātis)
Classical[haˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. ability, aptitude, fitness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehabilitāshabilitātēs
genitivehabilitātishabilitātum
dativehabilitātīhabilitātibus
accusativehabilitātemhabilitātēs
ablativehabilitātehabilitātibus
vocativehabilitāshabilitātēs

hăbĭlĭtas, ātis, f. habilis,
I. aptitude, ability: omitto opportunitates habilitatesque reliqui corporis, Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeh₁bʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*haβēō
  4. Latinhabilitās

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin habilitās From habilis + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanhabilitat
  • Italianabilità
  • Frenchhabilitéfrom Old French ableté
  • Frenchhabiletéfrom Old French ableté
  • Englishabilityfrom Old French ableté
  • Portuguesehabilidade
  • Romanianabilitate
  • Spanishhabilidad
  • Galicianhabilidade
  • Scotsabiltyfrom Old French ableté

In English words that came into English from habilitās

  • abilityhabilitās

Quick answers

What does habilitās mean in Latin?
habilitās, a noun, means “ability, aptitude, fitness”.
What is the genitive of habilitās?
The genitive singular is habilitātis. habilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce habilitās?
In classical Latin, [haˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbiː.li.tas].
Where does habilitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *haβēō → Latin habilitās.